Des Moines police search for driver in hit-and-run

Police are looking for the driver of a pickup that hit a pedestrian Thursday night in south Des Moines and fled.

A man was crossing Army Post Road when the truck turning left off of Southwest Fifth Street clipped him, said Senior Patrol Officer John VanOrsdel. Witnesses said the driver stopped momentarily then sped away.

The man was taken to an area hospital by ambulance with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The truck was described as a green and silver Dodge extended cab pickup. A license plate a witness reported did not belong to the truck, VanOrsdel said.

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Des Moines police search for driver in hit-and-run

Police are looking for the driver of a pickup that hit a pedestrian Thursday night in south Des Moines and fled.A man was crossing Army Post Road when the truck turning left off of Southwest Fifth